Will coming snowstorm cancel NY Covid-19 vaccine appointments? - syracuse.com

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Update: As of 4 p.m. today, New York had started to reschedule some Downstate vaccine appointments. See the list below.

Syracuse, N.Y. -- A major snowstorm is headed into much of New York, starting Sunday, just as thousands of people will be headed out to get their Covid-19 vaccinations.

So what happens if the snow cancels vaccinations in parts of New York?

For now, assume your appointment will go ahead as scheduled, Melissa DeRosa, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide, said at noon today.

But if the conditions become too dangerous in your area, there’s a possibility vaccinations could be canceled, she said. That has started to happen with appointments at five centers: Stony Brook, Jones Beach, Aqueduct, Javits Center and Westchester Center.

Don’t panic: If that happens, the state will text or email you, DeRosa said. That will provide you with information about your rescheduled appointment -- which will be later this week, she said.

The storm is expected to hit beginning tonight and stretching into Wednesday, according to forecasts this morning from the National Weather Service. Predictions include heavy snow in the southeastern corner of the state and at least a dusting all the way to Buffalo.

Already, state officials are scheduling bans for certain vehicles on New York’s highways.

Starting at 5 a.m. Monday, short and long tandems will be banned on I-87 from New York City to Albany. And all empty trailers will be banned on I-87 between Exit 8 and Exit 21A, according to Cuomo’s office.

The forecast shows the hardest hit areas could stretch from the mid-Hudson down to New York City and Long Island.

Winter storm alerts are in place for much of Upstate NY. Syracuse could see 4 to 8 inches, and Albany might get a foot.’The Catskills and Hudson Valley could get hit worse. There, the weather service said, “travel could be very difficult to impossible.”

As the storm gets closer, the projected track could shift toward the north and west, Those could be expanded as the storm gets closer. Check our weather page for updates.

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